[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E966-E967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING GLOBE ENGINEERING'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY DURING AMERICA'S 
                           SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL

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                             HON. RON ESTES

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 24, 2026

  Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, this year Globe Engineering in Wichita is 
celebrating 80 years of manufacturing excellence in the Air Capital of 
the World.
  Globe got its start in 1946 in the garage of Albert Nelson, Jr., a 
mechanical engineer who worked at Boeing Wichita during World War II. 
Before long, he won his first aircraft contract building drop tank 
frames. More aviation work followed, and he renamed the company Globe 
Engineering.
  Eight decades later, that garage operation has grown into an 
aerospace supplier with a main campus of more than 400,000 square feet. 
The men and women of Globe build exhaust systems, tube assemblies, fuel 
and hydraulic lines, bulkheads, and propeller spinners for commercial, 
general aviation, and military aircraft. Globe plays an important role 
in supporting our national defense as well, supporting programs like 
the C-130 Hercules, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, CH-47 Chinook, and AH-64 
Apache.
  Kansans have designed and manufactured components and complex 
assemblies here for more than a century, and suppliers like Globe 
Engineering are why Wichita remains the Air Capital today. Their 
skilled workforce makes the parts and components that keep our skies 
safe and our military at the leading edge.
  While this milestone for Globe Engineering is impressive, it is even 
more meaningful that it coincides with the 250th anniversary of the 
adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Aviation has been an 
important part of our nation's story throughout the last century, 
thanks to Kansas businesses like Globe. As we celebrate 250 years and 
look toward the next 250 years, I have full confidence that Globe 
Engineering will remain a critical part of our Nation's story.
  I am grateful that Globe Engineering has called Wichita home for 80 
years and continues to invest in the people of south central Kansas. On 
behalf of the 4th Congressional District of Kansas, congratulations.

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